Once machines performed all the servile functions formerly performed by the lower classes, the population immediately achieved equality, ending over ten thousand years of class systems.
I gazed at these marvels in profound silence. Words were utterly wanting to indicate the sensations of wonder I experienced. I seemed, as I stood upon that mysterious shore, as if I were some wanderin...
And the Flatline aligned the nose of Kuang's sting with the center of the dark below. And dove. Case's sensory input warped with their velocity. His mouth filled with an aching taste of blue. His eyes...
Perfection all the time would drive them mad. For every perfect little town, there's something ugly underneath. No dream without the nightmare.
Nothing is harder on the nerves than hope.
Resistance, however, is useless. (1939)
How talented was death. How many expressions and manipulations of hand, face, body, no two alike. They stood like the naked pipes of a vast derelict calliope, their mouths cut into frantic vents. And...
Clara Oswald: This is just a dream, but very clever people can hear dreams. So please, just listen. I know you're afraid, but being afraid is all right, because didn't anybody ever tell you fear is a...
I would like [my readers] to better understand human beings and human life as a result of having read [my] stories. I'd like them to feel that this was an experience that made things better for them a...
His body recognized her. Knew her. Needed her. Every cell. He'd never been so acutely focused on another human being.
Every moment of a science fiction story must represent the triumph of writing over worldbuilding.
Meanwhile here I am- Earthborn woman, a mere barbaric maula, geting deeper into Imperial Space with each passing light second. I should be trembling with fear, I suppouse. No. Let the Emperor tremble....
Nothing helps your partner keep his mind on Jesus more than having a sign of His love tanned on your primary erogenous zones.
Still, even when false, legends can be most informative.
Humanity is a spectator sport. God is the spectator.
Not all the magic of earth is benevolent.
They compose poems to their knives.
Wit had conquered science by laughing it out of court.
Brother Cavil: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star go supernova? ...I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually...
Madge: I don't know why I keep shouting at them.The Doctor: Because every time you see them happy you remember how sad they're going to be. And it breaks your heart. Because what's the point in them b...